Finally - Vendor Reviews!

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• sbreuer member

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  I forgot a few -
  
  Suit Purchases and rentals - Haberdashery A+
  Great prices even better service!  I loved that they would switch out anything that didn't fit perfectly on our big day.  I have seen too many tuxs that fit horribly to go through a huge chain.  We worked with Anthony the owner.  They did a great Job!
  
  Wedding Dress  & Bridesmaid Dresses -  Weddings by Tess  A++
  I love Tess... PERIOD!   She had great customer service all the way through.  She is also an amazing seamstress  - She had to bring my dress in  7 inches because I loss so much weight.  It looked amazing!!!
  

  

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• aabrahams7 member

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  Ok..now I am freaking out.. we booked with Kelly Marie also, and have been on the fence about booking someone else because I am starting to get a weird vibe and why would I pay all of this money on my wedding and HATE the pictures, just to save a little money. Now you really have me thinking... did you mention to her that her attire was innappropriate or did she say anything about it?

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• colstj1 member

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  thanks for the reviews! Always helpfull, too bad about the photographers attire, thankfully the pictures turned out well.

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• PoliceWife104

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  Thanks for the reviews!  Can't believe that about the photog!  Very interested to see your answer to aabrahams question...

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• FutureMrsSheeler

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  Thanks for posting this!

  

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• sbreuer member

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_finally-vendor-reviews?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:81Discussion:96f166e8-0b8d-4480-a1c7-1d664c80559fPost:5169b6d7-4cbd-4277-8f6b-a07172e07118">Re: Finally - Vendor Reviews!</a>:
  [QUOTE]Ok..now I am freaking out.. we booked with Kelly Marie also, and have been on the fence about booking someone else because I am starting to get a weird vibe and why would I pay all of this money on my wedding and HATE the pictures, just to save a little money. Now you really have me thinking... did you mention to her that her attire was innappropriate or did she say anything about it?
  Posted by aabrahams7[/QUOTE]
  
  
  We didn't say anything at the wedding because her personality is kinda brash, so I was afraid I would end up with horrible pictures and that would have made things even worse.  I would say a few things if you stay with her:
  
  1.  You need to make it 100% clear before the wedding of what you expect of her attire.  We booked her 9 months before our wedding but since we found her on craigslist I had a million things to drill her on before I gave her our money.  I KNOW I asked her about her attire during this meeting. My hubby also confirmed I asked.
  
  2. Be very clear on your photo list, she kept telling me a list would reck her vibe because she had done so many weddings that she knew exactly what to do.  The one photo I really wish we would have got was the photo of our hands with the rings.  But, I guess this really is the only main one we missed out on.
  
  3. She has trouble with shadows - I was dissapointed with a lot of the outdoor pictures, but my hubby was able to photoshop alot of things. 
  
  Would I book her again?   Probably not.  I had the same reservations right before my wedding, thinking the EXACT same things.   If I would go back I would want someone  for the entire day from getting ready to the end.  But then I think, man we payed hardly anything for her and our pictures were great.  Was her attire worth an additional $1500 for another photographer? 
  
  I will say that my family seemed to really like the photos, so I may just be ubber picky.   I will try and get them up on my google account so you can see them all.
  
  I hope this helps make your decision!  Good luck!

  

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• aabrahams7 member

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  if you don't mind, I would LOVE to see your photos... FI and I were discussing last night about switching photogs but then we have to pull $$ from another part of our budget, which, with 2 months to go, is difficult. Especially because they aren't cheap and everything things is either paid off or close to being paid off. Uggggggh. So frustrating.

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• saintpaulJess

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  Congratulations and thanks for the reviews!

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• sbreuer member

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_finally-vendor-reviews?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:81Discussion:96f166e8-0b8d-4480-a1c7-1d664c80559fPost:662c137f-add2-4f04-b485-29befb531a1f">Re: Finally - Vendor Reviews!</a>:
  [QUOTE]if you don't mind, I would LOVE to see your photos... FI and I were discussing last night about switching photogs but then we have to pull $$ from another part of our budget, which, with 2 months to go, is difficult. Especially because they aren't cheap and everything things is either paid off or close to being paid off. Uggggggh. So frustrating.
  Posted by aabrahams7[/QUOTE]
  
  
  I have to work all night, but will ask my hubby to do this for you, otherwise I can burn a disc and mail them too.
  
  I will let you know!

  

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• aabrahams7 member

  

  July 2011 edited December 2011

  Thank you!!

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